Tail Whip

Effect

Lowers the foe(s) Defense by 1. Lowers the target's Defense by 1 stage.

Targets

All adjacent opponents

Scarlet & Violet

Usable (87 Pokémon)

Pokémon Champions

Not usable

Legends: Z-A

Usable (56 Pokémon)

Pokémon that learn Tail Whip

132 Pokémon and forms (Mega Evolutions share their base form's moves). ✓ = can learn it in that game by any method; “Gens” lists every main-series generation it could be learned in.

All (132)Champions (0)S/V (87)Z-A (56)

Pokémon	Type	Champions	S/V	Z-A	Gens
Squirtle	Water		✓	✓	3–9
Wartortle	Water		✓	✓	3–9
Blastoise	Water		✓	✓	3–9
Rattata	Normal				3–8
Alolan Rattata	Dark/Normal				7–8
Raticate	Normal				3–8
Alolan Raticate	Dark/Normal				7–8
Pikachu	Electric		✓	✓	3–9
Pikachu (Alola Cap)	Electric		✓		7–9
Raichu	Electric		✓	✓	3–9
Alolan Raichu	Electric/Psychic		✓	✓	3–9
Nidoran-F	Poison				3–8
Nidorina	Poison				3–8
Nidoqueen	Poison/Ground				3–8
Vulpix	Fire		✓		3–9
Alolan Vulpix	Ice		✓		7–9
Ninetales	Fire		✓		3–9
Alolan Ninetales	Ice/Fairy		✓		7–9
Meowth	Normal		✓	✓	4–9
Alolan Meowth	Dark			✓
Galarian Meowth	Steel			✓
Persian	Normal		✓	✓	4–9
Alolan Persian	Dark			✓
Psyduck	Water		✓		3–9
Golduck	Water		✓		3–9
Ponyta	Fire				3–8
Galarian Ponyta	Psychic				8
Rapidash	Fire				3–8
Galarian Rapidash	Psychic/Fairy				8
Cubone	Ground			✓	3–8
Marowak	Ground			✓	3–8
Alolan Marowak	Fire/Ghost			✓	3–8
Rhyhorn	Ground/Rock		✓		3–9
Rhydon	Ground/Rock		✓		3–9
Chansey	Normal		✓		3–9
Kangaskhan	Normal			✓	3–8
Goldeen	Water				3–8
Seaking	Water				3–8
Tauros	Normal		✓		3–9
Paldean Tauros (Combat Breed)	Fighting		✓		9
Paldean Tauros (Blaze Breed)	Fighting/Fire		✓		9
Paldean Tauros (Aqua Breed)	Fighting/Water		✓		9
Eevee	Normal		✓	✓	3–9
Vaporeon	Water		✓	✓	3–9
Jolteon	Electric		✓	✓	3–9
Flareon	Fire		✓	✓	3–9
Chikorita	Grass			✓
Bayleef	Grass			✓
Meganium	Grass			✓
Pichu	Electric		✓	✓	3–9
Pichu-Spiky-eared	Electric				4
Marill	Water/Fairy		✓		3–9
Azumarill	Water/Fairy		✓		3–9
Hoppip	Grass/Flying		✓		3–7, 9
Skiploom	Grass/Flying		✓		3–7, 9
Jumpluff	Grass/Flying		✓		3–7, 9
Aipom	Normal		✓		3–7, 9
Wooper	Water/Ground		✓		3–9
Paldean Wooper	Poison/Ground		✓		9
Quagsire	Water/Ground		✓		3–9
Espeon	Psychic		✓	✓	3–9
Umbreon	Dark		✓	✓	3–9
Snubbull	Fairy		✓		3–7, 9
Granbull	Fairy		✓		3–7, 9
Smeargle	Normal				3
Blissey	Normal		✓		3–9
Zigzagoon	Normal				3–8
Linoone	Normal				3–8
Azurill	Normal/Fairy		✓		3–9
Skitty	Normal				3–7
Delcatty	Normal				3–7
Kecleon	Normal			✓	3–7
Pachirisu	Electric		✓		5–7, 9
Ambipom	Normal		✓		3–7, 9
Glameow	Normal				4–7
Purugly	Normal				4–7
Rhyperior	Ground/Rock		✓		3–9
Leafeon	Grass		✓	✓	3–9
Glaceon	Ice		✓	✓	3–9
Tepig	Fire		✓	✓	5–7, 9
Pignite	Fire/Fighting		✓	✓	5–7, 9
Emboar	Fire/Fighting		✓	✓	5–7, 9
Oshawott	Water		✓		5–7, 9
Dewott	Water		✓		5–7, 9
Samurott	Water		✓		5–7, 9
Hisuian Samurott	Water/Dark		✓		5–7, 9
Blitzle	Electric		✓		5–7, 9
Zebstrika	Electric		✓		5–7, 9
Basculin	Water		✓		6–9
Basculin-White-Striped	Water		✓		9
Minccino	Normal		✓		5–9
Cinccino	Normal		✓		5–9
Emolga	Electric/Flying			✓	5–8
Fennekin	Fire		✓	✓	6–7, 9
Braixen	Fire		✓	✓	6–7, 9
Delphox	Fire/Psychic		✓	✓	6–7, 9
Skiddo	Grass		✓	✓	6–7, 9
Gogoat	Grass		✓	✓	6–7, 9
Furfrou	Normal			✓	6–7
Skrelp	Poison/Water		✓	✓	6–9
Dragalge	Poison/Dragon		✓	✓	6–9
Helioptile	Electric/Normal			✓	6–8
Heliolisk	Electric/Normal			✓	6–8
Tyrunt	Rock/Dragon			✓	6–8
Tyrantrum	Rock/Dragon			✓	6–8
Sylveon	Fairy		✓	✓	3–9
Dedenne	Electric/Fairy		✓	✓	6–9
Meltan	Steel			✓	7–8
Melmetal	Steel			✓	7–8
Skwovet	Normal		✓		8–9
Greedent	Normal		✓		8–9
Nickit	Dark			✓	8
Thievul	Dark			✓	8
Yamper	Electric				8
Boltund	Electric				8
Perrserker	Steel			✓
Morpeko	Electric/Dark		✓	✓	8–9
Glastrier	Ice		✓		8–9
Spectrier	Ghost		✓		8–9
Calyrex-Ice	Psychic/Ice		✓		8–9
Calyrex-Shadow	Psychic/Ghost		✓		8–9
Basculegion	Water/Ghost		✓		9
Sprigatito	Grass		✓		9
Floragato	Grass		✓		9
Meowscarada	Grass/Dark		✓		9
Lechonk	Normal		✓		9
Oinkologne	Normal		✓		9
Fidough	Fairy		✓	✓	9
Dachsbun	Fairy		✓	✓	9
Greavard	Ghost		✓	✓	9
Houndstone	Ghost		✓	✓	9
Clodsire	Poison/Ground		✓		9